| Election Name: | 1916 Washington gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1912 Washington gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1912 |
| Next Election: | 1920 Washington gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1920 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1916 |
| Image1: | File:Ernest Lister LCCN2014687323 retouched.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ernest Lister |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 181,645 |
| Percentage1: | 48.10% |
| Nominee2: | Henry McBride |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 167,809 |
| Percentage2: | 44.44% |
| Map Size: | 275px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Ernest Lister |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ernest Lister |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Image3: | File:Ludwig E. Katterfeld (1909).jpg |
| Nominee3: | L. E. Katterfeld |
| Party3: | Socialist Party USA |
| Popular Vote3: | 21,117 |
| Percentage3: | 5.59% |
The 1916 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Democrat Ernest Lister defeated Republican nominee Henry McBride with 48.10% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on September 12, 1916.[1]
Since no candidate received more than 40% of the first choice votes, the second choice votes were counted.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
| County | Ernest Lister Democratic | Henry McBride Republican | L. E. Katterfeld Socialist | August B. L. Gellerman Prohibition | James E. Bradford Progressive | James E. Riordan Socialist Labor | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adams | 1,581 | 59.53% | 970 | 36.52% | 96 | 3.61% | 6 | 0.23% | 2 | 0.08% | 1 | 0.04% | 611 | 23.00% | 2,656 | ||||||||||||||||
| Asotin | 1,185 | 52.39% | 927 | 40.98% | 109 | 4.82% | 36 | 1.59% | 3 | 0.13% | 2 | 0.09% | 258 | 11.41% | 2,262 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benton | 1,561 | 48.63% | 1,332 | 41.50% | 276 | 8.60% | 27 | 0.84% | 9 | 0.28% | 5 | 0.16% | 229 | 7.13% | 3,210 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chelan | 3,246 | 51.18% | 2,626 | 41.41% | 348 | 5.49% | 94 | 1.48% | 22 | 0.35% | 6 | 0.09% | 620 | 9.78% | 6,342 | ||||||||||||||||
| Clallam | 1,390 | 42.30% | 1,483 | 45.13% | 389 | 11.84% | 11 | 0.33% | 3 | 0.09% | 10 | 0.30% | -93 | -2.83% | 3,286 | ||||||||||||||||
| Clark | 2,904 | 32.86% | 5,093 | 57.63% | 663 | 7.50% | 149 | 1.69% | 26 | 0.29% | 3 | 0.03% | -2,189 | -24.77% | 8,838 | ||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 1,241 | 50.69% | 1,081 | 44.16% | 94 | 3.84% | 29 | 1.18% | 3 | 0.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 160 | 6.54% | 2,448 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cowlitz | 1,391 | 36.37% | 2,035 | 53.20% | 347 | 9.07% | 40 | 1.05% | 8 | 0.21% | 4 | 0.10% | -644 | -16.84% | 3,825 | ||||||||||||||||
| Douglas | 2,014 | 62.68% | 1,038 | 32.31% | 121 | 3.77% | 23 | 0.72% | 14 | 0.44% | 3 | 0.09% | 976 | 30.38% | 3,213 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ferry | 909 | 53.69% | 577 | 34.08% | 197 | 11.64% | 5 | 0.30% | 3 | 0.18% | 2 | 0.12% | 332 | 19.61% | 1,693 | ||||||||||||||||
| Franklin | 1,181 | 62.52% | 586 | 31.02% | 98 | 5.19% | 13 | 0.69% | 8 | 0.42% | 3 | 0.16% | 595 | 31.50% | 1,889 | ||||||||||||||||
| Garfield | 775 | 49.05% | 768 | 48.61% | 31 | 1.96% | 4 | 0.25% | 1 | 0.06% | 1 | 0.06% | 7 | 0.44% | 1,580 | ||||||||||||||||
| Grant | 1,408 | 46.50% | 1,338 | 44.19% | 214 | 7.07% | 31 | 1.02% | 36 | 1.19% | 1 | 0.03% | 70 | 2.31% | 3,028 | ||||||||||||||||
| Grays Harbor | 5,004 | 44.03% | 4,957 | 43.61% | 1,272 | 11.19% | 74 | 0.65% | 42 | 0.37% | 17 | 0.15% | 47 | 0.41% | 11,366 | ||||||||||||||||
| Island | 1,016 | 55.46% | 643 | 35.10% | 149 | 8.13% | 13 | 0.71% | 10 | 0.55% | 1 | 0.05% | 373 | 20.36% | 1,832 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jefferson | 769 | 36.95% | 1,160 | 55.74% | 125 | 6.01% | 10 | 0.48% | 16 | 0.77% | 1 | 0.05% | -391 | -18.79% | 2,081 | ||||||||||||||||
| King | 45,438 | 48.32% | 43,350 | 46.10% | 2,721 | 2.89% | 416 | 0.44% | 1,876 | 2.00% | 229 | 0.24% | 2,088 | 2.22% | 94,030 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kitsap | 2,909 | 42.41% | 3,138 | 45.74% | 702 | 10.23% | 62 | 0.90% | 32 | 0.47% | 17 | 0.25% | -229 | -3.34% | 6,860 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kittitas | 2,557 | 48.24% | 2,409 | 45.44% | 243 | 4.58% | 68 | 1.28% | 17 | 0.32% | 7 | 0.13% | 148 | 2.79% | 5,301 | ||||||||||||||||
| Klickitat | 1,654 | 50.77% | 1,399 | 42.94% | 168 | 5.16% | 27 | 0.83% | 6 | 0.18% | 4 | 0.12% | 255 | 7.83% | 3,258 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lewis | 4,838 | 45.74% | 4,752 | 44.92% | 792 | 7.49% | 145 | 1.37% | 44 | 0.42% | 7 | 0.07% | 86 | 0.81% | 10,578 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lincoln | 3,050 | 56.07% | 2,143 | 39.39% | 199 | 3.66% | 29 | 0.53% | 15 | 0.28% | 4 | 0.07% | 907 | 16.67% | 5,440 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mason | 795 | 45.56% | 758 | 43.44% | 151 | 8.65% | 8 | 0.46% | 11 | 0.63% | 22 | 1.26% | 37 | 2.12% | 1,745 | ||||||||||||||||
| Okanogan | 3,075 | 57.37% | 1,817 | 33.90% | 430 | 8.02% | 21 | 0.39% | 10 | 0.19% | 7 | 0.13% | 1,258 | 23.47% | 5,360 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 1,610 | 36.37% | 2,516 | 56.83% | 251 | 5.67% | 31 | 0.70% | 16 | 0.36% | 3 | 0.07% | -906 | -20.47% | 4,427 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pend Oreille | 1,066 | 49.98% | 952 | 44.63% | 94 | 4.41% | 11 | 0.52% | 8 | 0.38% | 2 | 0.09% | 114 | 5.34% | 2,133 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pierce | 19,590 | 50.74% | 16,524 | 42.80% | 1,730 | 4.48% | 543 | 1.41% | 126 | 0.33% | 94 | 0.24% | 3,066 | 7.94% | 38,607 | ||||||||||||||||
| San Juan | 494 | 35.57% | 775 | 55.80% | 109 | 7.85% | 7 | 0.50% | 4 | 0.29% | 0 | 0.00% | -281 | -20.23% | 1,389 | ||||||||||||||||
| Skagit | 5,192 | 50.09% | 4,007 | 38.66% | 943 | 9.10% | 144 | 1.39% | 60 | 0.58% | 20 | 0.19% | 1,185 | 11.43% | 10,366 | ||||||||||||||||
| Skamania | 389 | 41.25% | 503 | 53.34% | 42 | 4.45% | 7 | 0.74% | 2 | 0.21% | 0 | 0.00% | -114 | -12.09% | 943 | ||||||||||||||||
| Snohomish | 9,040 | 45.11% | 8,080 | 40.32% | 2,616 | 13.05% | 201 | 1.00% | 69 | 0.34% | 33 | 0.16% | 960 | 4.79% | 20,039 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spokane | 21,236 | 49.66% | 19,937 | 46.62% | 1,134 | 2.65% | 324 | 0.76% | 77 | 0.18% | 57 | 0.13% | 1,299 | 3.04% | 42,765 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stevens | 3,490 | 52.73% | 2,404 | 36.33% | 645 | 9.75% | 54 | 0.82% | 22 | 0.33% | 3 | 0.05% | 1,086 | 16.41% | 6,618 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thurston | 2,493 | 37.81% | 3,248 | 49.26% | 613 | 9.30% | 145 | 2.20% | 65 | 0.99% | 30 | 0.45% | -755 | -11.45% | 6,594 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wahkiakum | 382 | 41.48% | 430 | 46.69% | 102 | 11.07% | 3 | 0.33% | 2 | 0.22% | 2 | 0.22% | -48 | -5.21% | 921 | ||||||||||||||||
| Walla Walla | 4,991 | 54.10% | 4,040 | 43.79% | 150 | 1.63% | 34 | 0.37% | 8 | 0.09% | 2 | 0.02% | 951 | 10.31% | 9,225 | ||||||||||||||||
| Whatcom | 6,158 | 39.26% | 7,202 | 45.92% | 1,838 | 11.72% | 312 | 1.99% | 143 | 0.91% | 32 | 0.20% | -1,044 | -6.66% | 15,685 | ||||||||||||||||
| Whitman | 6,098 | 54.59% | 4,749 | 42.51% | 208 | 1.86% | 105 | 0.94% | 8 | 0.07% | 3 | 0.03% | 1,349 | 12.08% | 11,171 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yakima | 7,625 | 51.81% | 6,061 | 41.18% | 707 | 4.80% | 252 | 1.71% | 67 | 0.46% | 6 | 0.04% | 1,564 | 10.63% | 14,718 | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 181,645 | 48.10% | 167,809 | 44.44% | 21,117 | 5.59% | 3,514 | 0.93% | 2,894 | 0.77% | 623 | 0.16% | 13,836 | 3.66% | 377,602 | ||||||||||||||||